why can't I surface the boat?

frau kaleun · 02-23-10, 01:12 PM

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The blow ballast would probably help me if I was not driving my boat to the bottom at flank speed.

Sorry, but I lolled. Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt and was buried in it.

krashkart · 02-23-10, 01:35 PM

I checked the external view of my boat as it was descending. It was nose up at flank and still sinking. It was a desperate climb to PD that never happened. The lightbulbs were popping, the water started spraying in. Too late! *IMPLODE*

The following career is working out well, though.

frau kaleun · 02-23-10, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

I checked the external view of my boat as it was descending. It was nose up at flank and still sinking.

That's because Bernard keeps his rock collection in the stern.

krashkart · 02-23-10, 03:37 PM

Come to think of it, it wasn't Bernard's fault. It was what the kaleun left in the head.

derrinurban · 02-23-10, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Sorry, but I lolled. Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt and was buried in it.

I know exactly what you mean. I probably performed this amazing maneuver a dozen times, ending in a watery grave, before I clued in.

I am sure the look on my face was priceless when I had my light bulb moment.

frau kaleun · 02-23-10, 02:05 PM

It's stuff like this that gets ya. You think you're doing everything right that can be done, and then realize that you ordered a dive and never levelled off from it, or went to flank speed or all-stop or shifted into reverse for some reason and forgot to order anything else when the appropriate time came.

My personal favorite is when I order hard to port or hard to starboard as an evasive maneuver and then forget to set a heading or at least order rudder amidships again. Then I take a look at the map and... uh... say, herr kaleun, would you like some coffee with your donuts?

02-23-10, 01:35 PM	#2
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I checked the external view of my boat as it was descending. It was nose up at flank and still sinking. It was a desperate climb to PD that never happened. The lightbulbs were popping, the water started spraying in. Too late! IMPLODE The following career is working out well, though. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

02-23-10, 03:37 PM	#4
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Come to think of it, it wasn't Bernard's fault. It was what the kaleun left in the head. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

02-23-10, 02:05 PM	#6
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	It's stuff like this that gets ya. You think you're doing everything right that can be done, and then realize that you ordered a dive and never levelled off from it, or went to flank speed or all-stop or shifted into reverse for some reason and forgot to order anything else when the appropriate time came. My personal favorite is when I order hard to port or hard to starboard as an evasive maneuver and then forget to set a heading or at least order rudder amidships again. Then I take a look at the map and... uh... say, herr kaleun, would you like some coffee with your donuts? Last edited by frau kaleun; 02-23-10 at 06:38 PM.